Post-Band Merge Utilities Applied to Spitzer Pleiades Data
- Creators
-
Laher, R. R.
- Fowler, J. W.
Abstract
Band merging extracted point sources observed in multiple wavelength bands is generally done purely on the basis of positional information in order to avoid photometric biases. Automated merge decisions can be more optimal with better position estimation and more realistic modeling of positional estimation errors. Unfortunately, extraction software often does not provide the most accurate positional information possible, and so post-band merge utilities have been developed and implemented to refine both the source positions and the error modeling. Subsequent band merging of the refined detections improves the completeness and reliability of the multi-band source catalog. Application to Spitzer Space Telescope mapping observations of the Pleiades star cluster demonstrates some aspects of the improved band merging.
Additional Information
© 2007 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. This work was performed at the Spitzer Science Center as part of a mission/project managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The authors are grateful to John Stauffer for pointing out the band merging challenges of the Pleiades region.Attached Files
Published - Laher2007p9050Astronomical_Data_Analysis_Software_And_Systems_Xvi.pdf
Files
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:4fdb9a33a4a2a52db628c096f861e64a
|
248.4 kB | Preview Download |
Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 20007
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20100917-094618866
- NASA/JPL/Caltech
- Created
-
2010-09-17Created from EPrint's datestamp field
- Updated
-
2020-03-03Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Series Name
- ASP Conference Series
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 376